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Labor Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The Labor Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]
See rules: House Resolution 3
Function
| “ | Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Labor Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Labor Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Labor Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gerald Brady (D) left this committee on February 04, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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House Labor Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Labor Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Chair | • Ronald Gray | |||
| • Edward Osienski, Vice chair | • Harvey Kenton | |||
| • Gerald Brady | • Lyndon Dean Yearick | |||
| • Stephanie Bolden | ||||
| • David Bentz | ||||
| • James Johnson | ||||
| • Helene Keeley | ||||
| • John Kowalko | ||||
| • Kimberly Williams | ||||
| • Sean Matthews | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Labor Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Chair | • Ronald E. Gray | |||
| • Edward S. Osienski, Vice chair | • Michael Ramone | |||
| • Michael Barbieri | ||||
| • Stephanie Bolden | ||||
| • Gerald Brady | ||||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
| • James Johnson | ||||
| • Helene Keeley | ||||
| • John Kowalko, Jr. | ||||
| • Sean Matthews | ||||
| • Kimberly Williams | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Labor Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Chair | • Donald Blakey | |||
| • Edward Osienski | • Ronald Gray | |||
| • Michael Barbieri | • Jeffrey Spiegelman | |||
| • Stephanie Bolden | ||||
| • Debra Heffernan | ||||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
| • James Johnson | ||||
| • Helene Keeley | ||||
| • Dennis E. Williams | ||||
| • Kimberly Williams | ||||
2011-2012
| Labor Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Chair | • Deborah Hudson | |||
| • Gerald Brady, Vice Chair | • Michael Ramone | |||
| • Dennis E. Williams | • Gregory Lavelle | |||
| • James Johnson | • Donald Blakey | |||
| • Stephanie Bolden | ||||
| • Michael Barbieri | ||||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
| • Debra Heffernan | ||||
2009-2010
| Labor Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Hazel Plant, Chair | • Nick Manolakos | |||
| • Michael Mulrooney, Vice Chair | • William Oberle, Jr. | |||
| • Dennis P. Williams | • Donald Blakey | |||
| • Thomas Kovach | ||||
| • James Johnson | ||||
| • Michael Barbieri | ||||
| • Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
